Dabbles in Drabbles
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Such a Tease
This is in response to the following prompt from Demitria Miriam: "Sessh finds something that's stupid that Inuyasha does endearing and is highly embarrassed about finding it endearing"
Such a TeaseSitting quietly in his room, Sesshomaru feigned interest in his homework while secretly keeping an eye on his watch. Just fifteen minutes ago, he'd had a deliberately loud phone conversation with one of with one of his friends about a DVD purchase he'd made on his way home from school. And any minute now, the usual scene would play out. He could hardly wait.
He held his breath as thundering footfalls raced down the hall toward his bedroom door. Said door then opened with a bang as it was shoved wide and the doorknob bounced off the wall; this had happened so often over the years that there was a small dent in the plain wallpaper he'd chosen as decoration and the noise no longer startled him. In fact, the obnoxious sound was almost welcome because it usually meant he got to indulge in one of his favourite pastimes.
Looking up calmly from the textbook in front of him, Sesshomaru met the eyes of his younger brother. Six years his junior but sixty times louder, Inuyasha was a rolling ball of energy, attitude and impatience. Just by looking at the glaring expression on the hanyou's face, it seemed the latter had won out yet again, and right on time. It amused Sesshomaru how predictable Inuyasha could be.
He remained silent and merely raised an eyebrow as Inuyasha loitered in his doorway. It was always more fun this way, waiting for Inuyasha to lose the fight and just burst.
After less than a minute of their staring contest, the hanyou growled in frustration. "That DVD you got," he said gruffly. "I wanna borrow it."
Sesshomaru almost smiled. Playing perfectly into his hands, as always. Feigning ignorance, he glanced at his textbook again and turned a page. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Cut the crap!" Inuyasha said, stomping further into the room. "I heard you talking about it with your friend."
Sesshomaru looked up again and leaned back in his chair. "Oh? You were eavesdropping? Why should I lend you anything when you're that rude?"
"I wasn't! It's not my fault you talk so damn loud every time you get on the phone. Are your friends deaf or something?" Irritably, Inuyasha shoved a hand through his hair. "It doesn't count as eavesdropping, so no reason not to let me borrow it."
"But you did just insult my friends. That's a good reason."
"You know I didn't mean it in a bad way!"
"That doesn't sound like an apology to me."
"Oh, my --!" the hanyou burst out, then visibly stopped himslf. "Ok. Fine. Fine." He took a slow breath, then clenched his jaw. "I'm sorry."
"Hm..." Sesshomaru said, pretending to consider it. "That didn't really seem very sincere, did it?"
Inuyasha looked like he wanted nothing more than to scream, but he held it in. Forcing more calm into his voice, he repeated: "I'm sorry."
Sesshomaru almost felt sorry for him. It looked like it hurt to say that and really sound like he meant it. Still, if he took pity on his little brother, he wouldn't get what he wanted, and so he pressed on.
"That's better," he agreed, and waited until Inuyasha looked hopeful. "Still gonna have to say no, though."
"What?! But that's not fair! You know how much I love martial arts movies!"
And here it comes, Sesshomaru thought. As dismay flooded Inuyasha's expression, the fluffy ears perched on top of his head wilted pitifully in the only remaining throwback to the pup he'd been not so long ago. They always drooped when he started whining, and Sesshomaru privately found it to be painfully adorable.
He dared not look directly at them, worried Inuyasha might realise he still did it and stop himself, but it was hard to hold back and settle with merely being able to see them within his field of vision. This inability to enjoy them fully might explain why he felt the need to tease his brother so often.
"I don't see why that means you should be able to borrow my things," Sesshomaru countered, carefully keeping the glee off his face.
"You don't even really like those movies!" Inuyasa pouted.
"And how do you know?"
"You never, ever watch them. They just sit in your room and collect dust, so at least let me borrow them!"
The whine in Inuyasha's voice was growing, and he'd already got what he'd been after, so the older youkai decided to cut his little brother some slack. With a melodramatic sigh, he said, "You're not going to drop this, are you?"
Inuyasha's puppy ears perked up again in a way that was almost as cute as the sad drooping. "Hell, no," he replied, grinning now that he believed he'd won, never once realising Sesshomaru had always intended to let him watch the DVD he'd probably never even look at himself. Sesshomaru reached down into his school bag and withdrew the prize, which he tossed casually over to Inuyasha.
The hanyou caught it gleefully, staring at the over-exaggerated flying kick on the front with near reverence for a moment. Then he flashed his teeth at Sesshomaru in another grin and tore out of the room, shouting his thanks over his shoulder.
Sesshomaru shook his head, unable to help the small smile that teased the corners of his lips. It was just too easy and too adorable.
"You seem proud of yourself," his father's voice suddenly said from the doorway, and Sesshomaru almost, but not quite jumped out of his skin. As it was, he very quickly schooled his face to neautrality before the betraying flush of embarrassment swept across his cheeks.
"I don't know what you mean, father," he replied evenly, turning back to his textbook again and hoping the hint would be received.
Evidently the old dog chose to ignore said hint. "Yes, you do. It's not nice to tease your brother. You're supposed to look after him."
"I wasn't teasing him," Sesshomaru countered, lying through his teeth. He would probably physically die if his secret got out. "He was pestering me, I tried to get rid of him, and it failed. In the end, it seemed more expedient to just give him what he wanted to get him to leave me alone."
The Inu no Taisho nodded slowly. "I might believe that if I hadn't heard it happen at least half a dozen times before."
Sesshomaru froze minutely at that. He hadn't realised his father had been eavesdropping, too, but he now realised he should have. Nothing that went on in the house escaped him. He'd have to be more careful in the future, but for now... what was he supposed to say to cover for himself? He couldn't think of anything to explain it away for the first time in his life.
As the silence stretched out, his father sighed. "Just promise me you won't tease him too much, all right?"
Again, Sesshomaru remained silent, because that was one promise he'd never be able to keep.
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